UKRI-6239 Technical support for DevSecOps

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£358,856published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Control Plane Limited:

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Technical support for follow up work from the DevSecOps Project

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jul 2026, 11:55 BST
Last source update: 6 Aug 2026, 10:53 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-6239
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-074570
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d1ab Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Continued technical support during transition

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

4 Aug 2026 → 6 Aug 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends77 days ago
4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published76 days ago
6 Aug 2026, 10:53 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
23 Jul 2026, 11:55 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
23 Jul 2026, 13:17 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
6 Aug 2026, 10:53 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £358,8561 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Control Plane Limited:1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£358,856	23 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-6239 Technical support for DevSecOps · Control Plane Limited:
Signed
5 Aug 2026
Value
£358,856
Period
1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: There are no KPI's set for this contract as the deliverables are project specific, knowledge/technical based and focused on continuity, making standard metrics inappropriate. Performance will be managed through clearly defined deliverables and milestone monitoring.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Control Plane LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBWC-9286-CMMZ 483 Green Lanes, London, London, N13 4BSContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Aug 2026, 10:53 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Jul 2026, 13:17 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender23 Jul 2026, 11:55 BST